# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Thomas Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2016031938` · 3/3/2016 · LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Mowing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas Contracting
- **Location:** 7600 White Wing Rd, LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE, 37771
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tree-trimming machine to cut tree limbs along a powerline when the machine rolled off a hill and struck a group of trees. He suffered a concussion, fractured arm, and broken ribs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*